Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, is up for re-election in 2014.

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Catalina Camia
USA TODAY

The Republican made his comment Friday, responding to a question about a statement made by state attorneys in court documents this summer. In the filing, Corbett administration lawyers compared gay and lesbian couples to children, noting that neither may legally marry in Pennsylvania.

"It was an inappropriate analogy, you know," Corbett said. "I think a much better analogy would have been brother and sister, don't you?" ...